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Karel Navrátil

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Name
  
Karel Navratil


Role
  
Composer

Died
  
December 23, 1936, Prague, Czech Republic

Karel Navrátil a Erika


Karel Navrátil (24 April 1867 – 23 December 1936) was a Czech violinist, composer and music educator. He was born in Prague, and studied in Vienna under Guido Adler and František Ondříček, afterward working as a composer and music teacher in Prague. Notable students include composers Helen Hopekirk and John Powell. See: List of music students by teacher: N to Q#Karel Navrátil. He died in Prague.

Contents

Some sources have confused him with Karl Nawratil (1836-1914).

Selected works

Navrátil's compositions include opera, symphonies and symphonic poems, piano and violin concertos, chamber music and piano pieces, songs and choral works.

Opera
  • Heřman, Op. 21
  • Herman a Dorothea
  • Salambo
    • Orchestral
  • Symphony in G minor, Op. 4 [sic] (published 1902)
  • Koncertní ouvertura (Concert Overture), Op. 5 (1872)
  • Jan Hus, Symphonic Poem
  • Žižka, Symphonic Poem
  • Bílá hora (White Mountain; Blanche montagne), Symphonic Poem
  • Indianerlegende for string orchestra with harp
    • Concertante
  • Piano Concerto in F minor
  • Violin Concerto in E major
    • Piano
  • Variace na norské lidové písně (Variations on a Norwegian Folk Song; Variationen über ein norwegisches Volkslied), Op. 4 (1865)
  • 2 Skladby (2 Pieces), Op. 6 (1873)
  • 3 Balady (3 Ballades), Op. 14 (1883)
  • 3 Skladby (3 Pieces), Op. 19 (1888)
    • Choral
  • Mše D-dur (Mass in D major) for soloists, chorus, orchestra and organ, Op. 26
  • Kantor Halfar for male chorus
    • Vocal
  • 5 Lieder for voice and piano, Op. 10 (1881)
  • 3 Balladen for low voice and piano, Op. 13 (1883); words by Ludwig Uhland

    • References

    Karel Navrátil Wikipedia
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